PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 489 p4p, 16204 weight class) and Silvio Crespo (ranked 62 p4p, 653 weight class). Phetboonme comes to the ring accompanied by Iron Man. The crowd seem to be enjoying Crespo's choice of entrance music: Ghost ''Im A King. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Phetboonme
vs
Crespo

175 cm
31
160
23 - 12 - 3

170 cm
40
155
28 - 18 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

SynCity Fightwear
Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongchai Phetboonme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Phetboonme looks to score with a jab to the body but Crespo is just out of range.
No joy there for Crespo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phetboonme scores with a jab. Crespo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Silvio Crespo has been cut.

Phetboonme gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Phetboonme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crespo working Phetboonme over with knees to the body.
Crespo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phetboonme on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phetboonme tries to throw a body punch but Crespo avoids it by throwing Phetboonme back against the ropes.
Phetboonme on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crespo lands a nice knee to the body.
Crespo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phetboonme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crespo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crespo swings wildly with an uppercut but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crespo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phetboonme blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crespo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crespo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Phetboonme is defending well for now.
Crespo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phetboonme scores with a shot to the side of Crespo's head.
Phetboonme lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Phetboonme.
Phetboonme throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crespo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phetboonme backwards.
Phetboonme tries to work over Crespo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phetboonme blocks an uppercut.
Phetboonme scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phetboonme throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Crespo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phetboonme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phetboonme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crespo.
A short right from Crespo on the inside.
Phetboonme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crespo's elbow.
Phetboonme struggles to land a body shot inside as Crespo controls his hands.
Phetboonme lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crespo looks winded!
Phetboonme tries to work over Crespo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phetboonme avoids it.
Phetboonme scores with a shot to the side of Crespo's head.
Crespo misses with a punch to the body.
Phetboonme tries to throw a body punch but Crespo avoids it by throwing Phetboonme back against the ropes.
Crespo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phetboonme lands a nice shot to the body.
Phetboonme lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Phetboonme.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phetboonme.
A hook to the body from Phetboonme.
A shot in the inside from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands an uppercut.
Crespo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phetboonme avoids a wild elbow strike from Crespo.
Phetboonme lands a nice shot to the body.
Phetboonme digs a right hand into Crespo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crespo's gas tank.
Phetboonme lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phetboonme lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Phetboonme on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Phetboonme on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kongchai Phetboonme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Crespo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Phetboonme moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crespo is looking to slow Phetboonme down with leg kicks.
Crespo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Crespo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Phetboonme makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phetboonme tries to throw a body punch but Crespo avoids it by throwing Phetboonme back against the ropes.
Phetboonme cracks Crespo with a nice body shot.
Phetboonme lands a shot to the body.
Phetboonme lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands a body punch.
Crespo takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Phetboonme - that landed with a thud.
Phetboonme lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phetboonme lands a nice shot to the body.
Phetboonme lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Crespo is breathing heavily.
Phetboonme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crespos head.
A nice left hand lands by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crespo's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Phetboonme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme digs a right hand underneath Crespo's ribcage. Crespo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phetboonme tries to work over Crespo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands a shot to the body.
I was talking to Phetboonme's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Phetboonme.
Phetboonme digs a right hand into Crespo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crespo's gas tank.
Phetboonme lands a body shot.
Phetboonme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Phetboonme - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Phetboonme.
A short right from Phetboonme on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phetboonme lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Crespo blocks it.
Phetboonme lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Phetboonme.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Phetboonme.
A right hand to the body from Phetboonme.
Crespo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phetboonme digs a right hand underneath Crespo's ribcage. Crespo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phetboonme stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Phetboonme - that landed with a thud.
Phetboonme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Phetboonme cracks Crespo with a nice body shot.
Phetboonme lands a shot to the body.
Phetboonme lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crespo.
Phetboonme is working Crespo over against the ropes.
Phetboonme lands a hook that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Good body shot from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme gets through Crespo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phetboonme lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phetboonme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crespos head.
Kongchai Phetboonme has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phetboonme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Crespo is rocked!
Crespo misses with some punches.
Crespo is still on wobbly legs! Can Phetboonme finish him?
Phetboonme lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phetboonme lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kongchai Phetboonme dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Crespo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Phetboonme lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crespo seems to have recovered his senses.

Phetboonme moves into the clinch.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phetboonme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands a body punch.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Phetboonme - that landed with a thud.
Phetboonme lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crespo or not.
Phetboonme lands an uppercut.
Phetboonme digs a right hand underneath Crespo's ribcage. Crespo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phetboonme works on Crespo's body with a couple of short punches.
Phetboonme lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phetboonme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Phetboonme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crespos head.
Still in the clinch, Phetboonme scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phetboonme stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phetboonme gets through Crespo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phetboonme scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crespo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Phetboonme.
A body shot lands from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands a body shot.
Phetboonme lands a shoulder strike.
Phetboonme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crespos head.
Phetboonme is working Crespo over against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Phetboonme - that landed with a thud.
Phetboonme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crespo can do to turn this around?
Phetboonme lands a body shot in the clinch.
Phetboonme digs a right hand underneath Crespo's ribcage. Crespo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phetboonme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crespos head.
Phetboonme lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Phetboonme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phetboonme cracks Crespo with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Crespo goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Crespo wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kongchai Phetboonme!
Kongchai Phetboonme decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.